A wrong was just righted. Take care of my best friend.

— Kasie West

Because an illusion is an illusion. Reality always exists despite the facade.

— Kasie West

Dad, she's beautiful. I remember where she was standing.

— Kasie West

Even though I knew this might end in heartbreak, that he might make my life scary and complicated and unpredictable, I knew I couldn't let him walk away. Because I knew he'd also make my life happy and comforting and full.

— Kasie West

Growing up, I never felt deprived. I was always happy. It seems only lately I've started seeing everything I didn't have.

— Kasie West

Hayden?"" Yes, Gia?"" Nothing I just wanted to say your name

— Kasie West

He laughs again. “You’re different, Carmen.”“Different from what?”“Than any other girl I’ve met.” Considering most of the girls he’d met probably had fifty times as much money as I did, that wasn’t a hard feat to accomplish. Thinking about that makes my eyes sting.“It’s refreshing. You make me feel normal.”“Huh. I better work on that because you’re far from normal.” He smiles and pushes my shoulder playfully. My heart slams into my ribs. “Carmen.” I take another handful of dirt and smash it against his neck then try to make a quick escape. He grabs me from behind, and I see his hand, full of dirt, coming toward my face when the warning beeps of the tractor start up.“Saved by the gravediggers,” he says.

— Kasie West

He looked at the cash siting there "What's that for?" I made myself smile "A good time.

— Kasie West

He shrugs. "Doesn't help to waste my time thinking about would'Veblen." Laila whispers, "He says to the girl with a mind full of them.

— Kasie West

He sighed. "Does it get tiring?"" What?"" Always thinking you're right." I smiled. "No, not really. It's other people not realizing I'm right that gets tiring.

— Kasie West